diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale_issues_high.yml b/.github/workflows/stale_issues_high.yml
index fbadc275d16..0021ce91437 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale_issues_high.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale_issues_high.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ jobs:
           exempt-all-issue-assignees: true
           days-before-issue-stale: 10
           days-before-issue-close: 4
-          operations-per-run: 500
+          operations-per-run: 30
           remove-issue-stale-when-updated: true
           ascending: true